Player Career

Nate Stanley Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Nate Stanley story

Nate Stanley built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a quarterback from Menomonie, WI wearing No. 4, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Nate Stanley's career was his passing role: 8,275 passing yards, 68 touchdown passes, and 1,155 attempts across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Iowa. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa.

The arc is straightforward: Nate Stanley moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Iowa

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20162016201720172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonIowa6257.80
2016 Regular SeasonIowa6257.800
2017 PostseasonIowa2,32253.311.42,260
2017 Regular SeasonIowa2,32253.311.40
2018 PostseasonIowa2,829578.1507
2018 Regular SeasonIowa2,829578.10
2019 PostseasonIowa2,95857.517.3129
2019 Regular SeasonIowa2,95857.517.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs North Dakota State

Week 3 · L 21-23

Loss with 45 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.

45

Total Offense

100 takeover

45 total offense with 100 efficiency.

#2

vs Illinois

Week 13 · W 19-10 · Conference game

330

Total Offense

65 takeover

Win with 330 yards of offense and 67.1 efficiency.

330 total offense with 67.1 efficiency.

#3

vs Northern Iowa

Week 3 · W 38-14

309

Total Offense

63.3 takeover

Win with 309 yards of offense and 65 efficiency.

309 total offense with 65 efficiency.

#4

vs Purdue

Week 8 · W 26-20 · Conference game

269

Total Offense

60.5 takeover

Win with 269 yards of offense and 59.6 efficiency.

269 total offense with 59.6 efficiency.

#5

vs Penn State

Week 7 · L 12-17 · Conference game

281

Total Offense

60.2 takeover

Loss with 281 yards of offense and 51.1 efficiency.

281 total offense with 51.1 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Iowa

2,958 primary output · 57.5 efficiency · 17.3 usage

70.1

#2

2019 Regular Season · Iowa

70.1

2,958 primary · 57.5 efficiency · 17.3 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · Iowa

61.6

2,829 primary · 57 efficiency · 8.1 usage

Milestones

12

250+ passing yards

5

300+ total offense

10

3+ TD games

13

Above avg efficiency